Tag: Bill Shorten

APS staff caps under a spotlight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The increased reliance on outside consultants by the Digital Transformation Agency is leading to a loss of jobs and expertise in the public service, according to federal Labor. Shadow...

BCG gets another COVIDSafe contract

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Boston Consulting Group has now been paid more than $1 million for its work on the COVIDSafe app after receiving another contract extension, with the contact tracing app still...

‘No way’ govt will switch to GApple app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is “no way” the government will switch to the Google and Apple model for digital contact tracing, with Government Services Minister Stuart Robert’s office labelling the tech giants’...

Robodebt inquiry inevitable, but in what form?

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A full inquiry into the government’s illegal robodebt scheme now seems inevitable, with the main question now centring around what form it will take. On Friday afternoon Government Services...

Senate orders release of robodebt advice

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Senate has ordered government to release legal advice it received on the highly controversial robodebt scheme, as Labor called for everyone who paid a ‘debt’ under the program...

Robodebt revelations hit new low

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s robodebt scheme has hit a “new low” with revelations that vulnerable Australians were increasingly targeted last year, despite warnings the scheme was illegal, the federal Opposition says....

Robo-debt unlawful, Govt admits

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has admitted defeat in a major legal challenge against robo-debt, conceding that a debt raised through the highly controversial program was unlawful. Victorian Legal Aid brought...

Robodebt class action launched

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The legal foundations of the controversial robodebt scheme will be tested in court as part of a new class action lawsuit that will argue the government’s use of an...

Centrelink folds in Robodebt case

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Centrelink has wiped clean the debt at the centre of a second Federal Court case challenging the controversial Robodebt data matching and debt recovery program. Victorian Legal Aid said...